Directory, Software Development Engineering

The Director, Software Development Engineering will be responsible for providing leadership and direction for all aspects of development, implementation, integration and support decisions impacting an application or system. Direct project planning and execution, develops strategies for creating and integrating new applications, and work with departments to determine technology needs and design solutions.

• Creates, reviews and implements multi-year strategies for individual teams, systems, or projects
• Provides direction to team leads or other direct and indirect personnel within the organization
• Responsible for team performance, process compliance and directs work at an objective / goal level across one or more teams through formal authority
• High focus on employee talent management and performance management - demonstrates increased value from all associates and/or Team Leads within respective area
• Closely manages and monitors project and resource costs within respective area
• 50% or less time is focused within directly managed teams and peer technical groups
• Implements and monitors critical health metrics for all aspects of their operational and continuous improvement processing
• Develops new ideas to optimize processes and improve operations; resulting in increased ROI
• Primary interaction point is with a company presidents, VP, or PM at an operating unit
• Travel for this position is approximately 10-30%

• At least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area; multiple years of proven leadership experience
• Experience enables individual to be portable across numerous roles within BTS at a similar leadership level
• Demonstrated operational experience with a DEV OPS or Operational framework E.G. Agile, ITSM, ITIL, adoption frameworks, ALM and Software Development practices
• Must possess the ability to operate and guide teams through the various frameworks and processing; measuring personnel performance throughout
• Must have demonstrated the capability of meeting the key accountabilities, or have the ability to learn/perform them
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to interact seamlessly with both technical and business stakeholders at all levels of the corporation
• Software Development Life Cycle experience
• Understanding of Agile SDLC is preferred
• 3+ years of P&C insurance industry knowledge is preferred, but not required
• 5-8+ years of front-end development experience required
• Demonstrated experience with ReactJS is required, additional proficiency with NodeJS and/or Next.js is preferred; AngularJS will be considered
• At least 5 years of supervisory and/or team lead experience
• Proven experience working within agile and/or scaled agile frameworks (SAFe)
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.

Behavioral Core Competencies

• Flexibility
• Customer Service Oriented & Operational Effectiveness
• Personal Ownership
• Quick Decision Making
• Team Builder
• Transformational Leadership

Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is the dynamic technology solution for W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 Commercial Lines Insurance Company. With key locations in Urbandale, IA and Wilmington, DE, BTS provides innovative and customer-focused IT solutions to the majority of WRBC’s 60+ operating units across the globe. BTS’s wide reach ensures that ideas and opinions are considered at every level of the organization to guarantee we find the best solutions possible.

Driven by a commitment to collaboration, BTS acts as consultants to our customers and Operating Units by providing comprehensive solutions that not only address the challenge at hand, but proactively plan for the “What’s Next” in our industry and beyond.

With a culture centered on innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, BTS stands as a community of technology leaders with eyes toward the future – leaders who truly care about growing not only their team members, but themselves, and take pride in their employees who shine. BTS offers endless ways to get involved and have the chance to grow your career into a wide range of roles you’d never known existed. Come join us as we push forward into the future of industry leading technological solutions.

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